Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

Between October 1979 and October 1980, from the ages reported

Offences

Refusal to provide a specimen and obstruction of gardaí

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

1 report, 23 Oct 2024 to 23 Oct 2024

Outlets

donegallive.ie

• Man adjourned for probation report over specimen refusal and obstruction in Ballyshannon Refusal to provide a specimen and obstruction of gardaí · Co. Donegal

  Paul O'Mahony, 44, was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving at Ballyshannon Garda Station on 17 March 2023. He refused to give a specimen of blood or urine and, while in custody, threw a glass of water in the face of Sergeant Sean Smith and subjected a number of gardaí to verbal abuse. He was charged with refusing to provide a specimen and obstructing Sergeant Smith on 18 March 2023. He pleaded guilty at Ballyshannon District Court on 18 October 2024, and the matter was adjourned to 20 December for a probation report.

  In court, 23 Oct 2024Accused · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 23 Oct2024
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man adjourned for probation report over specimen refusal and obstruction in Ballyshannon

   Defendant’s verbal abuse and obstruction of gardaí was ‘beyond obnoxious’

   accused, Paul O'Mahony, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Paul O'Mahony♂44IE

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